MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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